''I have a suspicion that there was some sort of drug activity here, and I wouldn't be surprised if you were on some type of drug,'' Anthony told Sanchez.

Sanchez continued to deny he shot Gonzalez, who prosecutors say is now deaf in his right ear, has seizures and still has trouble walking.

''I want to say sorry to the [Gonzalez] family, but not because I did anything, but because I grew up with him,'' Sanchez said.

According to a criminal complaint:

Police were called to the 300 block of W. Greenleaf Street at 3:17 p.m. and found a man with gunshot wounds lying on a sidewalk. According to witnesses, the victim had been chased by a man across several porches.

Witnesses told police that the victim, who was bleeding from his head, was knocking on a door on Greenleaf Street when he began to run, jumping porch dividers and climbing down steps before falling on the sidewalk.

A witness heard the victim yelling ''Don't stab me, Ant! Don't stab me.'' The witness said he saw a man with a gun aim at the victim and shoot him in the head and then flee in a red minivan, which was later found on fire.

The minivan was traced to Gonzalez, who was identified as the shooting victim. Investigators found a cell phone next to Gonzalez and traced it to Sanchez, also known as Ant.

One of the bullets that hit Gonzalez lodged in his ear and the other went through his skull into his brain, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Christie Bonesch. Gonzalez needs assistance dressing and feeding himself and has limited use of his right arm, Bonesch said.

Anthony ordered Sanchez to pay more than $16,000 in restitution to cover Gonzalez's medical expenses.

Sanchez, father of three boys, has a rap sheet that dates to 1994 and includes theft, criminal mischief and illegal firearm charges.

Sanchez's father taught him how to steal cars as early as age 5, Sanchez's mother tearfully told the judge.